Manager, Animal Safety, Suppliers & Co-Manufacturing

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee quality and animal safety programs for suppliers and co-manufacturers to ensure compliance with company standards and regulatory guidelines.

• Perform audits, assessments, performance evaluations, and continuous monitoring of suppliers and co-manufacturers.

• Assist in the qualification, onboarding, risk assessment, and product safety evaluations related to external manufacturing.

• Lead investigations into quality issues, conduct root cause analyses, and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) for supplier and co-manufacturing challenges.

• Track quality metrics, recognize trends, and promote continuous improvement initiatives throughout the supplier and co-manufacturing network.

• Maintain comprehensive supplier quality documentation, ensure audit readiness, and foster strong relationships with both internal stakeholders and external partners.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Animal Science, Quality, Biology, Life Sciences, Engineering, or a related discipline.

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in supplier quality, quality assurance, animal safety, manufacturing, or a similar field.

• Proven experience managing supplier or co-manufacturing quality functions, including audits, assessments, and performance tracking.

• Proficient understanding of quality systems, regulatory compliance, audit procedures, and CAPA methodologies.

• Strong ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Operations, and Regulatory Affairs.

• Willingness to work in office, manufacturing, laboratory, or production settings and travel domestically and internationally as required.

🏝️ Benefits

• A comprehensive benefits package aimed at enhancing employee well-being.

• An opportunity to make a significant impact on animal safety, product quality, and operational excellence across an extensive supplier and co-manufacturing network.

• A collaborative position that involves working closely with internal teams and external partners to address complex quality and compliance challenges.

• A managerial role that comes with substantial responsibility for quality systems, supplier performance, and ongoing improvement initiatives.